“We express hope that the positive beginnings in bilateral relations and in international cooperation between Russian and the United States, in the interest of international security, will develop and improve.”

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia can’t wait to further develop a relationship based on mutual equality and respect.

REU: RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MOSCOW OPEN TO WORKING WITH OBAMA
ON BASIS OF MUTUAL RESPECT, EQUALITY – RIA